Organisation/Company IdiPAZ Department NEUROLOGY Research Field Medical sciences » Medicine Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 25 Aug 2025 - 12:00 (Europe/Brussels) Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Part-time Hours Per Week 18,45 Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number NEUROPED/RAINBOW Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

IdiPAZ is looking for a neuropediatrician with a university degree and previous research experience to join the research group led by Dr. Maria del Mar García Romero, a specialist in neuropediatrics at La Paz University Hospital.

This is a part-time position

The IdiPAZ Health Research Institute is the result of a partnership between the Hospital Universitario La Paz, the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, the Healthcare Advisory Council of the Community of Madrid and the Foundation for Biomedical Research of Hospital Universitario La Paz, which will be the managing body of the Institute.

This strategic alliance has made it possible to tackle research projects through joint multidisciplinary teams belonging to these institutions, making the most of the human and material resources available to these entities for research and promoting research fundraising.

In 2021, the scientific production of IdiPAZ included more than 1,600 publications (articles, editorials, letters, reviews, etc), 43% of the publications being our own documents.

Original research and review articles by IdiPAZ researchers exceeded 1,200, more than 45% in the first quartile and more than 16% were published in journals of the first decile.

Researchers from our institute have shown their participation in national and international scientific networks, with more than 81% of the total number of papers published in collaboration (81.3%).

As for collaborative publications, almost 56% were national collaborations and 45% were international collaborations.

Since our formal incorporation as an Institute in 2009, we have been implementing measures and actions of particular importance that have laid the foundations for a new organizational culture based on equality, diversity and non-discrimination.

Our values are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, the 2030 Agenda and the Corporate Social Responsibility policy of the Hospital Universitario La Paz, within whose scope the Foundation is included.

This commitment leads to all workers being involved in a common project that ensures continuous improvement in our institution, in this line, the Institute / Foundation is certified in ISO 9001:2015 and UNE 166002:2021.

Where to apply

E-mail ******

Requirements

Research Field Medical sciences » Medicine Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Selected candidate will perform the following duties:

• Contact families and project participants
• Coordinate participants' visits to the center
• Coordinate necessary complementary tests
• Perform and interpret complementary neurophysiological and biomarker tests
• Coordinating our activity with that of the other participating hospitals
• Drafting the annual project report
  
  

Specific Requirements

• Available from September 1
• Pediatric specialist with demonstrable specific training in neuropediatrics
• Demonstrable experience in monitoring patients with ataxia, with specific training in ataxia scales
• Experience in interpreting neurophysiological studies, nerve conduction studies, and somatosensory potentials
• Experience in performing techniques, specifically lumbar puncture and use of ultrasound for catheterization.
• Database management
  
  

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Languages SPANISH Level Mother Tongue

Research Field Medical sciences » Medicine Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

• Permanent employment contract for scientific and technical activities linked to a research project.
• Professional category of Senior Graduate in Area 2 Group II, according to the collective agreement.
• Full-time working week of 18,45 hours.
• Gross annual salary: €15.678
• Personal leave: 6 working days per year.
• Vacation: 22 working days per year.
• December 24 and 31 are non-working days.
  
  

Eligibility criteria

The Selection Process Will Consist Of Two Phases And The Following Scale Will Be Applied, Out Of a Maximum Of 10 Points

• Training and curricular merits: 6 points.
• Personal interview: 4 points
  
  

In the event that two or more candidates match the values and needs of the institution and meet the conditions required for the post, and where there is a tie, the candidate with a certificate attesting to a minimum degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 per cent shall prevail.

Selection process

Once candidates send their application to the IdiPAZ email address, their applications are stored until the deadline for receipt of applications for the offer is up.

The HR department of IdiPAZ will make a first selection of applications selecting those who meet the criteria required in the offer.

The selected applications are then evaluated by the selection committee, composed of the head of human resources at IdiPAZ, the President of the IdiPAZ Internal Scientific Committee and the Project Manager which will apply the scales described in each.

call for applications.

Once the candidate is selected, he/she will be contacted by the HR department of IdiPAZ to provide the required documentation.

Additional comments

• Documentation to be submitted by each candidate:
• Collective Bargaining Agreement of the Group of Companies of the Biomedical Research Foundations of the Health Institutions attached to the Madrid Health Service (SERMAS).
• Scales to be used to evaluate the applications (varies according to the offer)
• Professional development opportunities within the institution:
• OTM-R Policy
• IdiPAZ equal opportunity policies
• Data Protection Manual
  
  

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario La Paz Country Spain State/Province Madrid City Madrid Postal Code 28046 Street Paseo Castellana 261 Geofield

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